Slow cooker chicken soup

🥘 Ingredients

• onion 1
• celery sticks 2
• carrots 2
• leeks 2
• bay leaf 1
• thyme sprigs 3
• chicken 1 whole medium
• chicken stock 2 l
• lemon 1
• dill
• parsley

1. 1

   Set your slow cooker to low. Tip in the onion , celery sticks , carrots and leeks and nestle bay leaf and thyme sprigs . Sit the chicken on top of the veg and pour over the chicken stock . Cook for 6-8 hours.
2. 2

   Remove the chicken from the slow cooker and transfer to a board. Shred the meat from the bones using two forks, then return the meat to the slow cooker, discarding the bones. Season to taste and stir through the lemon juice.
3. 3

   Remove and discard the bunch of herbs. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with the dill or parsley . Serve with crusty bread, if you like.